 Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way by swamp and stream and awful woodland, to the farmhouse where he happened to be quartered, every sound of nature,...  Model English: The development of thought - Page 36by Francis Patrick Donnelly - 1920Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...imagination : the moan of the whip-poor-will from the hill side ; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harhinger of storm ; the drearyhooting of the screech-owl... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...where he happened to be quartered, every sound of g nature, at that witching hour, fluttered his excited imagination : the moan of the whippoor-will*... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...imagination: the moan of the whip-poor-will* from the hill side ; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm ; the dreary hooting of the screech-owl... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 328 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. - Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...imagination : the moan of the whip-poorwill* from the hill side ; the boding cry of the treetoad, that harbinger of storm ; the dreary hooting of the screech-owl... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 402 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...excited imagination : the moan of the whip-poor-will (a) from the hill side ; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm ; the dreary hooting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...excited imagination : the moan of the whip-poor-will (a) from the hill side ; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm; the dreary hooting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...imagination ; the moan of the whippoor-will * from the hill side ; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm ; the dreary hooting of the screech-owl... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamps and stream and awful woodland, to the farm house where he happened to be quartered , every sound of...excited imagination : the moan of the whip-poor-will (1) from the hill side; the boding cry of the tree-toad , that harbinger ot 'storm ; the dreary hooting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...that harbinger of storm; the dreary hooting of the screech-owl; or the sudden rustling in the thicket of birds frightened from their roost. The fire-flies,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and stream and...whip-poorwill* from the hill-side; the boding cry of the tree- toad, that * The whip-poor-will is a bird which is only heard at night. It receives its name... | |
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